CHAPTER 14

The Emerald Valley Trade Route

While he was developing the cooldown system, Entropy was also building what would become the most anticipated and most successful addition to the game. In this update, the land mass of the game was more than doubled, new monsters were added, and several more items were introduced. It was an entirely new continent that he named Irilion. The players called it “c2” (“c1” was Seridia, the first continent).

When the new continent was introduced into the game, it was still off-limits until the development could be completed. It was technically finished, but nobody was allowed to see it until every piece was polished and perfected. And to keep everyone out, the game’s moderators guarded the boat to the continent’s ...

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